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Demovictory9

(32,457 posts) Sat Mar 17, 2018, 07:15 PM Mar 2018

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Trump averaged 4.9 lies per day at start of presidency. now averaging 6 per day

We all know President Trump lies. A lot. The Post reports that he began his presidency by making an average of 4.9 false or misleading statements a day. Lately, like a Stakhanovite, he has ramped up production to an average of six falsehoods a day

washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/03/17/trump-is-perfecting-the-art-of-the-big-lie/?utm_term=.aca79258decd

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Trump averaged 4.9 lies per day at start of presidency. now averaging 6 per day (Original Post) Demovictory9 Mar 2018 OP

There are only two explanations: dameatball Mar 2018 #1

Only 6????? Marie Marie Mar 2018 #2

These are only his official lies. JDC Mar 2018 #3

Pretty amazing when you consider he only tweets pandr32 Mar 2018 #4

drumpf is a massive pathological liar while the GOP continues to protect democratisphere Mar 2018 #5

These do not include those he tells Melania? Sneederbunk Mar 2018 #6

dameatball

(7,398 posts)

1. There are only two explanations:

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2018, 07:21 PM

Mar 2018

1. There is more to lie about

2. He is getting better at it

I suspect # 1

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)

2. Only 6?????

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2018, 07:23 PM

Mar 2018

Seems like more.

JDC

(10,128 posts)

3. These are only his official lies.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2018, 07:35 PM

Mar 2018

I'm sure he lies all day long privately. He literally cannot tell the truth. He's a compulsive liar. He lies just TO lie.

pandr32

(11,586 posts)

4. Pretty amazing when you consider he only tweets

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2018, 07:55 PM

Mar 2018

He hates press interviews and hardly ever addresses the nation.

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

5. drumpf is a massive pathological liar while the GOP continues to protect

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2018, 07:56 PM

Mar 2018

him and his behavior. What a disgrace.

Sneederbunk

(14,291 posts)

6. These do not include those he tells Melania?

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2018, 09:54 PM

Mar 2018

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